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To be submitted in accordance with the ACCSC Instructions for Electronic Submission on or before the
prescribed deadline, no later than 6 months following attendance at an ACCSC Accreditation Workshop.
This application must be submitted in accordance with ACCSC’s Instructions for Electronic Submission.
The school is applying for initial accreditation of a _____ Main School
_____ Branch (check one)
Name of School:
ACCSC School Number:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Telephone Number:
Fax Number:
E-mail Address:
Web Site Address:
Current School Director:
If the school applying for initial accreditation is a branch, please complete the following information for the
main school:
Name of Main School/Branch:
ACCSC School Number:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Telephone Number:
Fax Number:
E-mail Address:
Web Site Address:
Current School Director:
Supply the following information for the school that is applying for accreditation:
1.
The school has been training students continuously (except for regularly scheduled vacation periods) since
(month/year):
2.
Under what legal entity is the school operating (e.g., an S corporation, a C corporation, non-profit corporation,
partnership, sole proprietorship, etc.)?
3.
What is the name of the legal entity that owns the school?
4.
Is the school reported as such to all appropriate federal and state agencies, and/or other accrediting agencies?
Yes_____ No_____
5.
Please list each current owner of the school (names and addresses) and the percentages of ownership for each
person or organization owning ten percent or more of the school. Attach an organization chart of the ownership of
the school if it is a subsidiary or division of another corporation.
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6.
As applicable, please list the names, places of employment and other school affiliations of the members of the
governing board (e.g., not-for-profit organizations).
7.
Outline all changes of ownership and/or control that have occurred in the last two years.
8.
List all schools with which the school applying for accreditation is corporately affiliated.
9.
The school is currently licensed or approved to operate as a school by the state(s) of:
10. Licensure(s) or approval(s) became effective on:
and expires on
11. The state approves the school as a (check one or both): _______ clock hour _______ credit hour school.
12. Is the ownership of any separate facilities identical to the main school:
Yes
No
N/A
13. List the name and address of the any branches and satellite locations associated to the main school.
14. The school is currently accredited by:
15. Has the school has applied for accreditation from an agency other than ACCSC?
If Yes, please list the agency:
Yes
No
and date of application:
16. Which accrediting agency is designated as the school’s primary agency by the U.S. Department of Education for
distribution of Title IV funds?
17. Has the school been denied accreditation, removed from accreditation, or voluntarily withdrawn its accreditation
from any accrediting agency? Yes_____ No_____
If yes, please attach a detailed explanation of the
circumstances included in the action.
18. Are any adverse actions pending against the school from any regulatory agency (e.g., local, state, federal,
accrediting agency, certification organization, etc.)? Yes_____ No_____ If the answer is yes, please attach a
detailed explanation of the circumstances involved in the action.
This application is submitted by the chief executive officer of the school for which accreditation is sought, and
that official hereby attests to the following:
1.
The school is a postsecondary career school or college with trade, occupational or technical educational objectives.
2.
The school is voluntarily seeking accreditation by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
(the Commission), recognizing that such accreditation may not be specifically required for state licensure,
eligibility for government funding, or other purposes external to the Commission.
3.
School officials have reviewed the Standards of Accreditation and supporting materials of the Commission.
4.
School officials fully accept and support the concept of accreditation as a voluntary, non-governmental process
involving peer review and a necessary degree of confidentiality in decision-making and record keeping.
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5.
School officials understand that, in applying for accreditation, the school:
a. Voluntarily submits itself to a periodic review and a reasoned judgment by the Commission as to the
school’s qualifications;
b. Has every opportunity, as part of the accrediting process, to present itself in its best light and to respond
to any concerns;
c. Assumes an obligation to be forthcoming, complete, and accurate in presenting information to, and
answering questions of, the Commission;
d. Can exercise the right to appeal a fail to grant decision of the Commission, thereby assuring an
independent review; and
e.
6.
Voluntarily accepts responsibility to comply with the Standards of Accreditation.
A non-member school will not make any promotional use of its application for accreditation prior to a grant of
accreditation.
DISCLOSURES:
Yes
1.
2.
3.
No
Has any owner or manager been directly or indirectly employed or affiliated with any school
which has lost or been denied accreditation by any accrediting agency during that individual’s
period of employment or affiliation?*
Has any owner or manager been directly or indirectly employed or affiliated with any school
which has closed or entered into bankruptcy during that individual’s period of employment or
affiliation?**
Is any action pending (e.g. court action, audit, inquiry, review, administrative action), or has
action been taken, by any court or administrative body (e.g. federal or state court, grand jury,
special investigator, U.S. Department of Education, or any state agency), as to any owner or
manager, or any school with which an owner or manager has been directly or indirectly
employed or affiliated, in a civil or criminal forum or proceeding that is not otherwise disclosed
in this application?†
* If the answer to Item 1 is yes, please attach a statement to this application which details the facts and circumstances
surrounding the school’s loss or denial of accreditation.
** If the answer to Item 2 is yes, please attach a statement to this application which details the facts and circumstances
surrounding the bankruptcy or school closure.
† If the answer to Item 3 is yes, please attach a statement to this application which gives full disclosure of the
persons and matters involved. Include a statement of the facts and circumstances surrounding the action
identifying the owner or manager and the school which is involved. If the matter is not yet final, please describe
the procedural status of the matter (i.e., still under investigation, preliminary decision under appeal, etc.) and the
position taken by the applicant, owner, manager or school involved. If the matter is final, provide a copy of the
final action documentation.
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CERTIFICATION:
A school seeking or holding accreditation from more than one accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department
of Education must consistently describe itself in identical terms to each accrediting agency with regard to identity (i.e.,
main school, or branch), purpose, governance, programs, degrees, diplomas, certificates, personnel, finances,
constituents served, and must keep each accrediting agency apprised of any change in its status with one or another
accrediting body.
I grant permission for the Commission to contact the appropriate state agencies, the state and U.S. Department of
Education, other accrediting agencies, or any other organizations appropriate for review of this application.
I certify that the information herein and attached hereto is correct.
Name:
Title:
(Chief Executive Officer)
Signature:
Date:
This initial application must be submitted in accordance with the ACCSC Instructions for Electronic
Submission no later than six months from the date of attendance at an accreditation workshop and
becomes invalid if not accepted by the Commission within six months from the date of submission.
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APPLICATION ATTACHMENTS: Restate each item followed by a response. Attachments must be
appropriately bookmarked to correspond with each item. Two copies of this application and attachments are to
be electronically submitted by the school applying for accreditation.
1.
Non-refundable Application for Initial Accreditation Part-I for processing fee of $750.00.
2.
Documentation of participation in an Accreditation Workshop, attendee’s current position in the school and a copy
of the Staff Personnel Report for this individual.
3.
Completed Program Chart (see Forms section).
4.
Copy of all the school’s required license(s) and/or approval(s). If the school is required to have its programs
approved by a state, programmatic accreditation, or other regulatory agency, attach current copies of the approvals.
If the school is required to have its programs approved by state licensing agencies, as either clock hour or credit
hour programs, attach copies of the approvals.
5.
If operating a satellite location(s), please submit the Satellite Location Report for each location, with the
corresponding processing fee.
6.
Attach the school’s two most recent fiscal year-end audited financial statements prepared in accordance with the
ACCSC Instructions for the Preparation and Submission of Financial Statements and Related Information
requirements found in the Forms Section of www.ACCSC.org. Financial statements submitted to the Commission
must also include a signed statement by management concerning the financial condition of the individual school.
This statement must include commentary on any unusual items on the audited financial statements, e.g., net
working capital deficit, negative net income, negative net worth, negative retained earnings, low liquidity position,
equity position, and unusual operating data. Identification of any such items should be followed by rationale for
their existence and plans to alleviate any shortfall. (If a public corporation, please submit your most recent 10-K.)
The Commission will not consider an Application for Initial Accreditation that does not include financial
statements prepared in accordance with the Instructions for the Preparation and Submission of Financial
Statements and Related Information. An Application for Initial Accreditation will not be accepted from a school
when the school’s financial statements show any of the following:
An Application for Initial Accreditation will not be accepted from an institution when the financial statements
show any of the following:

Net loss for the two most recent fiscal years;

Negative net worth for the two most recent fiscal years; or

Negative cash flow from operations for the most recent fiscal year.
If the school has changed ownership within the two years preceding the submission of this application, the school
must still submit the two most recent year-end financial statements prepared in accordance with the Instructions for
the Preparation and Submission of Financial Statements and Related Information under the previous ownership as
well as:

An audited balance sheet reflecting the financial condition of the school as of the date of the change of
ownership prepared in accordance with the Instructions for the Preparation and Submission of Financial
Statements and Related Information, ACCSC Standards of Accreditation;

all fiscal year-end financial statements for the current owner since the date of the change of ownership
prepared in accordance with the Instructions for the Preparation and Submission of Financial Statements and
Related Information, ACCSC Standards of Accreditation;

interim financial statements for the new owner for the current fiscal year prepared in accordance with the
Instructions for the Preparation and Submission of Financial Statements and Related Information, ACCSC
Standards of Accreditation; and

All pertinent conditions of the change of ownership, including the date of sale.
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7.
Any other information that is relevant to or may assist the Commission in its review of the school’s application.
SUBMIT TO:
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Executive Director
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
2101 Wilson Boulevard / Suite 302
Arlington, VA 22201
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